Complainin' Clintons Fault Obama for Complaining

I agree with Hector, your article is bringing some good journalism back to ABC. I was shocked because I thought Charles Gibson and George Stephanopolis were more professional. I can understand asking tough questions, but most of them were directed toward Obama, so it didn't even look equal -- and the clincher was bringing up that weatherman stuff -- that was just ridiculous and ABC lost all credibility because it looked they were really trying to find something that wasn't even there.

I am sick to death of the negativity that is surrounding the democratic campaign. I attempted to watch the debate, but was so annoyed with George and Charles' negative political journalism that I could no longer suffer through it. I agree with a previous post that many of the questions that were asked of each candidate were stupid and in my opinion irrelevant. Issues of Hilliary's lie of what happened in Bosnia and what O'Bama should have or shouldn't have done regarding his pastor doesn't matter as much as how people are going to pay for housing, gas, food, medical, decent wages.

Everyday we are hearing of citizens losing their jobs, their homes being foreclosed, gas prices escalating; the list can go on and on. And, journhalist want to sow discord and negativity?? I want to hear the candidates solution to that which concerns most of us all. Not the crap we are being subjected to by the media.

Needless to say, I was very dissatisfied with the way George and Charles handled the debate and disappointed with them. I expected better of them both.

Based upon some of the comments, we as people have a long way to go towards being united. This comment doesn't have a darn thing to do with my "patriotism". SSShhhh, I don't always wear my American flag pin: does this make me against my country? We can agree to disagree, but to be nasty? That is uncalled for and should not be tolerated.

scalie: It doesn't matter if the questions were ridiculous, unimportant, whatever --- the point is he can't handle the pressure. He failed miserably in a situation where he needed to show strength. Unless he is reading his script or talking to an adoring crowd, he fails miserably. Unfortunately, he's got a cult following that doesn't seem to care.

Haven't we all had enough of the bullying, intimidating, agressive tactics of the Obama supporters? - and Obama too for that matter!

Obama complaining about tough questions. Hillary, stop twisting words. He thinks, just as most, that the questions were studid and empty..not tough. Obama did right by dusting off his shoulders. After she's out, maybe we then can have a serious debate about with MCain about what we need to put America back on track.

Isn’t that the kettle calling the pot burnt?

If McCain or Hillary haven’t twisted Obama's words for political purposes, or cried foul for being attacked, then I must be dumb, and I don't appreciate being condescended too. It’s about the facts, not the manipulation of someone’s words, and the fact is that Clinton and McCain both have records that are impotent at best and completely corrupt most often. What we know about Hillary and John is that they play the press and the public well mostly because they will say whatever the public wants to hear no matter how dishonest, and if you check the facts it almost always is a lie, and they have done nothing to stop and in fact promoted the debacle that this country is now in, both the war and the economy. But I asked myself what do I know about Obama? Well I know that I didn’t support him in the beginning and I still think of him as the lesser of three (evils?). I’ll explain how I could make such a decision to support him? Obama’s voting record is only slightly left of Hillary’s, and Hillary’s voting record is only midway left of McCain’s even though Hillary’s is way to the right of center and Obama’s is just about center, McCain’ voting record is that of a man that knows nothing of what is happening in the world other his own blind drive for power. And Hillary’s position on anything is questionable sense it flip-flops whenever her actions don’t sit well with the voters, as well as being driven only by power. Other then that my decision was set in stone when both Hillary and McCain decided to use a kind of political correctness that reminded me of the rhetoric that we the voting public lack patriotism because we question the war, our government, or our president? All assumptions I find patently insulting. So future President Obama, get used to it Hillary and McCain, but you were not my first choice but now you are my only choice. Congratulations

Calvin, yes, are you talking about the young group that still love off mom and dad? Spend many hours playing video games, have never had a mortgage, made car payments, or had any other burdens of live. Yea, they all follow the pied piper of hope.....change....hope....change....hope.....change......

Hank, how long did Obama service in the military?

Cmon people we get it, Hillary is a woman and you will vote for her because SHE is a woman, period. No pun intended. But, you fail to realize that Obama represents a bigger cross section of America then either Hillary or Mccain. I see young people who are truly excited about being part of this historic race and I see that all the negative campaigning by Hillary hurting the democractic party. Hillary is only concerned about HILLARY, she does not care about the issues. She knows that the only way she can win is to drag Obama down to her level and she is using you (WOMEN) to do it for her. You should wake up and see that America needs the change that Obama will bring if elected. He will force a change of the status quo, he will bring the country back from the brink of depression, he is the only one who will unify the country. Hillary and McCain will only tear it apart, it will be politics as usual. We need the change that Obama will bring. We need someone who is not jaded in the WH, someone who will bring about positive change and who will help to bring the USA back to prominance on the world stage and as a positive world leader instead of being the world's cop. Obama 08, stop with the negative rants Hillary, your disenfranchising a whole new group of voters in young people.

No whining from HilLIARy???? That's all she's been doing! Ever hear of Florida and Michigan?

And what about her being a baby in the last debate about "why do I always get the first question?"

The Debate on ABC sucked.

Clinton has had nothing be grief from the MSM. Obama gets a couple of questions he should have already been asked by now. Thank you ABC for doing your job. The coverage was and still is tilted toward Obama.

The Rev Jeremiah A Wright, Jr wore the uniform of his country serving six years in the United States Marine Corps and the United States Navy. He served his time defending the right of free speech and has the right to speak freely. You do not have to agree with what he says but Bill how long did you serve? We know HRC dodged bullets so I guess she can wear the CIB.

No one is stealing. Everyone is playing the game by RULE of DNC...

If Dems is defeated in G.E. Dean will be the first one to resign...

It's just stupid DNC primary rule to ruin the whole Dem party..

Andrea: sad, but true are your Clinton and Obama rules. I have never seen such double standards in my life. The latest example being the abc debate -- Obama shows that he is not ready for the presidency and Hillary comes out as negative. I guess she was supposed to come to his defense.

I was totally disappointed with this debate. The CNN Compassion forum was much much better. ABC blew it. The candidates had no problems attacking one another. We did not need ABC fanning the flames of these dying fires. We need answers to this complex mess our country in presently. Your debate did very little to address this. Do a better job next time or stop sponsoring debates. Leave it to others who care about the real issues.
D.J. of Philadelphia, PA

Lets not forget....Obama won 12 states in a row! 12 STATES IN A ROW!

So someone tell me again how he would be 'stealing' this nomination?

In the words of Obama " I borrowed this" but I thought it was dead on...

The Clinton Rules
1. If anything bad happens to the Democrats in this campaign, it can and should be blamed on Hillary Clinton.
2. Every statement of any supporter or surrogate of Hillary Clinton is a reflection of Hillary Clinton’s personal views or directives.
3. If Hillary Clinton gets the nomination (through her evil machinations) and loses, it will be the fault of Hillary Clinton and her supporters.
4. Any votes that Hillary Clinton receives from Independents and Republicans are due to their interest in preventing Sen. Obama from becoming the Democratic nominee and defeating Sen. John McCain. After all, the GOP wants to run against Hillary Clinton in the Fall!
5. If Hillary Clinton attempts to work the completely screwed up primary system to her advantage, it represents vote-stealing and cheating.

The Obama Rules

1. If anything good happens to the Democrats in this campaign, it can and should be attributed to Sen. Barack Obama.
2. NOT every statement of any prominent supporter or surrogate of Barack Obama is a reflection of Barack Obama’s personal views or directives.
3. If Sen. Obama gets the nomination and loses, it will be the fault of Hillary Clinton and her supporters.
4. Any votes that Sen. Obama receives from Independents and Republicans are a result of his uplifting and positive campaign of hope, change and unity and his incredible coattails - and not because they are just becoming Democrats for a day. After all, isn’t it ridiculous that Democrats alone are allowed to pick the Democratic nominee?
5. If Sen. Obama attempts to work the completely screwed up primary system to his advantage, it represents hope, optimism and change and a reflection of the will of the people.

Although I have almost written off ABC as a credible news source after the debacle of the so called debate...I must admit your headline could not be closer to the truth!

It is not suprising that most of Obama's fans thought the questions ABC asked they called "stupid"?

It proved that Obama couldn't even handle "stupid" questions, how can he deal with real issues???

A true leader can govern all kind of situations. It is not about the issues, it is about how he reacts! - that is the true intelligent and true leadership...

Otherwise, Obama is just a spokenman to read the note written by his advisors... He is not qualified to be a president yet...

OK. The questions weren't TOUGH, just S-T-O-O-O-P-I-D. Who WOULDN'T be exasperated at having to justify one's patriotism for the umpteenth time to "Dottie in Duluth". Forty-five minutes and 16 "questions" before a single relevent issue is raised. What is that? Most Americans would be indignant at a single questioning of their patriotism; here this guy has been defending his for months. Of all the questions from 300 million Americans and THIS is the one ABC chooses to air? If wearing or not wearing a flag lapel pin is considered a more relevent issue by the "average" voter than Iraq, global warming, healthcare, the economy, social security et al, then we are in a lot worse trouble than we think. Send Charlie back to Good Morning, America - he'll have an audience more enamored of his particular style of "journalism".